At this point, seriously, how do you not fire him, though? The reports of his imminent departure are all over the place, and now you give him a total non-vote of confidence – how on earth could he effectively coach the remainder of the season, unless the other alternative is trading the whole frickin’ team?

watching the Suns team play the game.

Seriously, anyone at BaB really has no beef if they think Vinny is horrible. There’s no comparison. Vinny has the Bulls playing fairly well and together, finally. Porter (and the players, true) took areas that needed improvement and made them worse, changed everything that was right to wrong.

And get someone like Amare, how is that a bad trade?

They would also have to give up Scola, I’m assuming.

CBSSports reports

UPDATE: In fact, urgency within the organization to make a coaching change appears to have overshadowed efforts to make a major trade before Thursday’s deadline. According to a person with knowledge of the situation, Sarver leaned hard on Kerr to seriously consider moving to the bench, but Kerr managed to avert such an untenable situation. He wants to coach someday, but the Suns’ situation is too dysfunctional for learning on the job. With no ideal offer on the table for Stoudemire, Kerr now appears focused on making the right coaching decision, with Gentry the most sensible candidate — at least in the short term. The Suns may consider expanding their search for a long-term replacement if Porter is fired or reassigned.

The appeal of Gentry is two-fold — his experience and ties to the D’Antoni regime. His familiarity with the D’Antoni offensive system in which the Suns thrived would appeal to Steve Nash and Stoudemire, both of whom could be reinvigorated by the change.

regarding which franchises are screwed up :)